Jehovah's Witnesses The Fastest Growing Christian Organization on Earth-1Bible 1Truth

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6PYpokq8s5pxsBK4iBUYN6NZU-ffVKdmYYilkd1U3bFot-nJkBktE25ZRKdMqP8FLxT1lrmej5nPplQ6GJ-xniq7JiD7q2iaBE9UKjBx6hj78yD5UEBkz8mT0q3Tct4QocF_VkJuGfM/s1600/jehovah's+witnesses+jw+fastest+growing+christian+religion.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6PYpokq8s5pxsBK4iBUYN6NZU-ffVKdmYYilkd1U3bFot-nJkBktE25ZRKdMqP8FLxT1lrmej5nPplQ6GJ-xniq7JiD7q2iaBE9UKjBx6hj78yD5UEBkz8mT0q3Tct4QocF_VkJuGfM/s1600/jehovah's+witnesses+jw+fastest+growing+christian+religion.jpeg" /></a></div><span id="goog_886529976"></span><span id="goog_886529977"></span>You may have been contemplating the ever-growing religious group on earth. So you may ask:<br />What is the fastest growing religious denomination on earth? Or what Christian organization keeps increasing in number? If you want true answers to these questions, then keep reading… <br /><br />Religion has played a major role in the life of humankind. Why? This is because worship has been down –written in the hearts of mankind. From the cradle to the grave, mankind craves to honor a superficial being. This in turn results in religion—belief in the existence of supernatural ruling power. <br /><br />Today, there exist thousands, even millions of religious groups (denominations and sects) around the globe. <br /><br />Nevertheless, for many reasons, almost all of these denominations are quickly losing members. <br /><br />However, whilst some religions lose members, there is one that is growing at a very quick pace. That is a Christian organization. <br /><br />What is the fastest-growing Christian denomination?  <br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Fact Sheet of the Bible </h2><br />Researchers have proved the fact that there is a particular Christian denomination that is increasing in number despite the fact that others are massively losing members. <br /><br />On the other hand, God the almighty also promised of making His people a great nation. Today, God has a chosen group of people whom he cares for and protects them just as he did to the nation of Israel of old. <br /><br />To these peoples—who are selected from all over the world and from different languages, lands, and cultures—God has promised to let their numbers multiply. <br /><br />So we read at <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=isaiah+60%3A22" target="_blank">Isaiah 60:22</a> that:<br />“The little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation. <br />I myself, Jehovah, will speed it up in its own time.” <br /><br />This prophecy has been fulfilled and again another prophecy is ongoing in its fulfillment. <br /><br />At <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=isaiah+2%3A2-3" target="_blank">Isaiah 2:2, 3</a> we read: <br />“In the final part of the days, <br />The mountain of the house of Jehovah <br />Will become firmly established above the top of the mountains, <br />And it will be raised up above the hills, <br />And to it all the nations will stream. <br />And many peoples will go and say: <br />“Come let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah… <br />He will instruct us about his ways, <br />And we will walk in his paths.”… <br /><br />Religions are like mountains. In this case, many people from different religions that are known to be popular and large will turn their faces to the one and only denomination of the true God. The religion is formally known to be “The little”.<br />No doubt that God himself, the creator of heaven and earth will control matters and hasten the growth of that Christian denomination. <br /><br />Will there be a challenger? No way! <br /><br />Note that the true God can NEVER lie! <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=Titus+1%3A2" target="_blank">Titus 1:2</a>.<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Facts from Researchers </h2>Recently, some curious groups conducted a survey on religion. The aim was to know the fastest-growing religious group on earth.<br /><br />What were the results? <br />Watch the video below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Another proof is a graph that shows the yearly increase of the witnesses below. <br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="371" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="//docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VdlJuHMSEyaAXckV0d_ISWM2Ycqf9hqsgRAU_yNcbbA/gviz/chartiframe?oid=1331574541" width="600"></iframe> <br />Yet another powerful tool of the Witnesses is their Website which has become the giant on the Web platform. JW.org is increasingly becoming the most visited Website. It is now rated among the top Websites online.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">JW.ORG Facts and Figures</h3>316 Languages in which the Web site is available<br /><br />220,000+ Number of Web pages on the site<br /><br />600 Languages in which downloadable publications are available<br /><br />130 Requests for Bible studies per day from over 230 countries<br /><br />5 million+ Videos viewed per month<br /><br />1.5 million Downloads per day<br /><br />900,000+ Visits per day from over 230 countries<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Why Are Jehovah’s Witnesses the Fastest Growing Christian Religion? </h2>When asked, the simple answer given was quoted from <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=matthew+28%3A18-20" target="_blank">Matthew 28:18-20</a> which reads:<br />18 Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” <br /><br />Jesus’ main aim was to teach and proclaim the good news of the heavenly kingdom. For that reason, the JWs believe that, Jesus is currently in heaven steering the affairs of congregations in their preaching work on earth as promised. <br /><br />So whilst some religions build wealth for their churches through many means, Jehovah’s Witnesses focus on building and renovating lives through free Bible-based education worldwide. <br /><br />As a result of giving out free Bibles and free Bible-based books /literature, they have won the hearts of millions. <br /><br />True, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are popularly known as the most active preachers of the good news of the Kingdom of God worldwide. <br /><br />Since 1879, the Watchtower magazine has been published by Jehovah’s Witnesses twice a month till date. Currently, a total number of 45,944,000 copies are printed for each issue of Watchtower in 213 languages and 44,748,000 per issue of the Awake magazine is also printed semi-monthly in 99 languages.<br /><br />Additionally, other books, brochures, tracts, videos, and the Bible are published and distributed for free every year. <a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/good-news-translation-work/#?insight[search_id]=5431a206-e173-44e4-88d1-5d7f38e31cd1&insight[search_result_index]=5" target="_blank">Watch the video below</a>:<br />  <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/good-news-translation-work/#?insight[search_id]=5431a206-e173-44e4-88d1-5d7f38e31cd1&insight[search_result_index]=5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="JW Preching Worldwide" border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NiTEPjoXjPBdD6kabSIkjME81_xwHpVsvYTKa0ur7L2pV_QOGum3xOi0g04_ydHA5Rarb7xxdYKNhO0BGTFuWdLtaXuK463SNUW_fT8raQapMARte5D5HMKL2micpv1OS_bDSNZ7yMI/s1600/jehovah's+witnesses+preching+work+spread+around+the+globe.png" title="what is the fastest growing religion, jw in 2014" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/good-news-translation-work/#?insight[search_id]=5431a206-e173-44e4-88d1-5d7f38e31cd1&insight[search_result_index]=5" target="_blank">JW Preaching Worldwide</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />No doubt that Jehovah’s Witnesses are increasingly spreading with the help of Jehovah God who affirmed his support by inscribing the following statement in the Bible. <br />He said: “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, <br />“Yes, my servant whom I have chosen, <br />So that you may know and have faith in me.”…<br />“I am the One who declared and saved and made known<br />When there was no foreign god among you. <br />So you are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, and I am God. —<a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=Isaiah+43%3A10%2C+12" target="_blank">Isaiah 43:10,12</a><br /><br />In conclusion, these are proof of the true happenings of religion.<br />We all have 1 Bible with 1 Truth. There are no deviations or contradictions whatsoever. Because the originator of the Bible is 1 True God, his word is 1 truth.<br /><br /></div>

Jehovah's Witnesses The Fastest Growing Christian Organization on Earth-1Bible 1Truth

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Where can you find hope and happiness in this troubled world?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2wXW9wb9d-AHDHVrbAR7rRi2u5lw6pw4_2XjBVqylrPOjjQM0uGZHt9CHhVg7Ui4yQIzTxx5MDVF61FF_0j9oXQdhbmap0IZUEa5I8pZ9LeBKx1AFqANR0AMir9D05NaqNMO6eb-s5E/s1600/real+happiness.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2wXW9wb9d-AHDHVrbAR7rRi2u5lw6pw4_2XjBVqylrPOjjQM0uGZHt9CHhVg7Ui4yQIzTxx5MDVF61FF_0j9oXQdhbmap0IZUEa5I8pZ9LeBKx1AFqANR0AMir9D05NaqNMO6eb-s5E/s400/real+happiness.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is happiness in this world possible?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This article will help us know the truth about how the world’s problems would be solved by God and the benefits we can have. We’ll discuss the following: </span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Is There a Real Solution to World’s Problems? </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Who Can Identifying Our Problems And Solve Them? </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Happiness at Last, a Time When Solves Our Problems. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">What Action Should You Take As You Come To Know This Bible Truth?<a name='more'></a> </span></li></ul>The scenes of this world trouble my mind every day as I wake up. Why? I see people groaning; innocent ones fall victims to their huntsmen, children suffer from the hands of greedy and dispassionate adults; incurable diseases grab-hold the strong man and renders him inactive; the cry of war makes terrible noise in my tiny eardrum; blood flow has wet the earth just like a sponge soaked in water; and worst of all, DEATH breaks the loving bond between our loved ones and us. From the cradle to the grave, it’s all sorrow! Why should mankind suffer this way?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4GW3jHnayTc?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br />As I write, a good friend of mine is no more, and to somebody, a family head had passed on. A loving brother or sister has met a tragedy. True, unforeseen occurrences befall all of us. If I had power, I would have done away with death and all the afflictions of mankind.<br />I am sure that everyone will agree to the fact that world peace and tranquility is a must-come.<br /><br />Sometimes, there seem to be no solution to the things happening. So I ask myself: “Where can I find hope and happiness in this troubled world?” <br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Is there a real solution to world’s problems? </h3>How did these problems begin? The answer to this question can be found in only one book, the Bible. Why? It is the only book which was written by God Himself. So the Bible says: <b><span style="color: orange;">“All Scripture is inspired of God…”</span></b> <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/bl/r1/lp-e?q=1Timothy+3%3A16">–1Timothy 3:16.</a> <br />Again the Bible contains some prophesies which no man could have spoken, except God. <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/bl/r1/lp-e?q=2+peter+1%3A20%2C+21">–2 Peter 1:20, 21.</a> <br />For sure, the Bible is the only source for the answers and solution to world’s problems. God is the only one who knows how to eradicate this problem right from the source and to provide a better solution.<br /><br />The next article will help us know why God is the only source of solution to our problems. </div>

Where can you find hope and happiness in this troubled world?

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What if I’m Intentionally Treated Bad?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqE9hZWei2vuKZbBFpBBDgiEtXVZggnBAgcvot3F6ARQETgavMqvgnzWms3EjrMHyN6hp7btLCgrmSPHsSdhrdCgQZZ0MIWW075wP9VShSU84Yz6t3SbAQSw_7QagdmeNVicIoG2A6AC8/s1600/1+conflict.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqE9hZWei2vuKZbBFpBBDgiEtXVZggnBAgcvot3F6ARQETgavMqvgnzWms3EjrMHyN6hp7btLCgrmSPHsSdhrdCgQZZ0MIWW075wP9VShSU84Yz6t3SbAQSw_7QagdmeNVicIoG2A6AC8/s640/1+conflict.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24px;">Please read Proverbs 22:24</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are you always "given to anger" and "disposed to rage"? In fact, it isn't easy to deal with the hurt and pain that arise when you're a victim of mistreatment. Some in that position lose their self-control. How can you resolve issues? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Think of this; fire is good. Right? Logs burning in a fireplace during a cold winter night can provide much-needed warmth, that’s good. However, what if it's uncontrolled? The flames can quickly spread and destroy the entire house. That's bad. Likewise, uncontrolled anger can cause you to take action that you'll later regret. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then, how can you control your emotions when you've been mistreated?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SOLUTION:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Analyze the situation and see if you can settle the matter in your heart. Psalm 4:4</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Avoid thoughts of paying back "injury for injury." That will make matters worse. It is said: "..."--Thessalonians 5:15</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Be quiet and pray to Jehovah about it to be able to let go of resentment. "…" --Psalm 37:7a, 8.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can you approach the person who hurt you? If that's not advisable, you might benefit by talking to a mature friend   or your parents about how you feel. (Read Matthew 5:23, 24)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Be kind to the one who is purposely trying to harass you. "…" Romans 12:20.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leave the rest in the hands of Jehovah who will judge…Romans 12:19. </span></span></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>

What if I’m Intentionally Treated Bad?

Please read Proverbs 22:24Are you always "given to anger" and "disposed to rage"? In fact, it isn't easy to deal with the hurt and pain that arise when you're a victim of mistreatment. Some in that po…

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HOW CAN I COPE WITH TRIALS?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Victim of Trouble </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> “Hope in Jehovah; be courageous and let your heart be strong. Yes, hope in Jehovah.”—PSALM 27:14.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">GENUINE hope is like a bright light. It helps us to see beyond present trials and to face the future with courage and joy. Only Jehovah can give us a sure hope, which he does by means of his inspired Word. (2 Timothy 3:16) In fact, the words “hope,” “hoped,” and “hoping” appear over 160 times in the Bible and refer both to the eager and sure expectation of something good and to the object of that expectation. Such hope is superior to a mere wish, which may have no foundation or prospect of fulfillment.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> When faced with trials and hardships, Jesus looked beyond the present and hoped in Jehovah. “For the joy that was set before him he endured a torture stake, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2) Because he was keenly focused on the prospect of vindicating Jehovah’s sovereignty and sanctifying His name, Jesus never deviated from his course of obedience to God, no matter what it cost him.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">King David points to the connection between hope and courage, saying: “Hope in Jehovah; be courageous and let your heart be strong. Yes, hope in Jehovah.” (Psalm 27:14) If we want our heart to be strong, we must never let our hope become vague but always keep it clearly in mind and close at heart. Doing so will help us to imitate Jesus in manifesting courage and zeal as we share in the work he commissioned his disciples to do. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Indeed, hope is placed alongside faith and love as a vital, enduring quality that characterizes the life of servants of God.—1 Corinthians 13:13.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Therefore, hope is not just incidental to faith; it is an essential element of faith. Consider Abraham. From a human standpoint, he and his wife, Sarah, were past childbearing age when Jehovah promised them an heir. (Genesis 17:15-17) How did Abraham respond? “Although beyond hope, yet based on hope he had faith, that he might become the father of many nations.” (Romans 4:18) Yes, Abraham’s God-given hope gave his faith that he would have offspring a firm foundation. His faith, in turn, brightened and strengthened his hope. Why, Abraham and Sarah even had the courage to leave their home and their relatives and live the rest of their lives in tents in a foreign land!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hope in Jehovah</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Scriptures repeatedly show that those who hope and trust in Jehovah never lose out. (Proverbs 3:5, 6; Jeremiah 17:7) True, at times they may have to be content with less, but they consider this a small sacrifice compared with the blessings in store for them. They thus demonstrate that they “hope in Jehovah” and are confident that he will eventually grant his loyal ones all the righteous desires of their heart. (Psalm 37:4, 34) Hence, they are truly happy even now. “The expectation of the righteous ones is a rejoicing, but the very hope of the wicked ones will perish.”—Proverbs 10:28.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 22.45pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When a little boy walks hand in hand with his father, he feels safe and secure. The same is true of us as we walk with our heavenly Father. “Do not be afraid,” said Jehovah to Israel, “for I am with you. . . . I will really help you. . . . For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand, the One saying to you, ‘Do not be afraid. I myself will help you.’”—Isaiah 41:10, 13.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div>

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A Victim of Trouble  “Hope in Jehovah; be courageous and let your heart be strong. Yes, hope in Jehovah.”—PSALM 27:14.GENUINE hope is like a bright light. It helps us to see beyond present trials and …

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The Bible and Your Life

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The Bible, referred to as the DIVINE LIBRARY  is a written revelation from the Sovereign Lord Jehovah to all people on this earth. THE Holy Bible is a book that is accepted as the inspired guide for determining <span style="font-style: italic;">truth. </span> Sanctifying God’s Kingdom is the overriding theme of the entire Bible. </div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The Bible has real power in the lives of those who submit to divine instructions. Today, the lives of many are ruined by poverty, tragedy and unforeseen occurrences.  This is a clear indication that we need a supernatural guidance.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Mankind Needed the Bible.  </span> In fact, Jehovah had, of course, been Sovereign Ruler long before humans existed. As the true God and as a Creator, he was respected and obeyed by angelic sons numbering into the millions. ( Psalm 103:20-22; Daniel 7:10) He was, from the beginning of creation, recognized as the One whose will was rightfully supreme. God exercised His Sovereignty toward the creatures of heaven so they obeyed. They recognized <span style="font-style: italic;">his authority and his right to issue commands</span>. Likewise, the first humans, Adam and Eve knew Jehovah as God, the Creator of heaven and earth. God exercised his sovereignty toward man in Eden. The relationship between God and man called for obedience such as the obedience a son renders to his father. (Compare Lu 3:38.) Man had just some simple rules to fulfill. God’s requirements were simple and purposeful. There was nothing to indicate that Adam was made to feel inhibited by constant, critical supervision of his every action; rather, God periodically communicated with perfect man, according to need.--Gen chapters 1-3.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">There came to a turning point. </span>One of God's angelic sons turned to rebel against God's rightful authority. (Read Genesis 3:17-19) This angel became bad and made the first human pair’s open violation of God’s command. Then  immediately after that, God decreed a prophecy saying:" And I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.”--Gen 3:15</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">This prophecy, couched in symbolic phrase, setting forth his purpose to use an agency, a “seed,” to effect the ultimate crushing of the rebel forces. Thus, Jehovah’s rulership, would take on a new aspect or expression in answer to the insurrection that had developed. Conditions have changed from the time of the start of human rebellion until now. This clearly illustrates mankind’s need for divine guidance--THE BIBLE(Jeremiah 10:23). Human society soon had to contend with disunity, bodily assault, and murder. (Read Ge 4:2-9, 23, 24)</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">After the rebellion, Jehovah foresaw that conditions will deteriorate to the point that the earth will become filled with violence. Ecclesiastes 7:9 says:"All this I have seen, and there was an applying of my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, [during] the time that man has dominated man to his injury."</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> So by inspiration, God put into the hearts of some forty (40) faithful men to pen down His purposes that all His earthly creatures will witness and to decide whose "side" YOU and I will take. Romans 15:4 states:"For all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope."</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Critical Issue at Stake.</span> Each one of us have to ask whether he/she is on the right path. </div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Are you guided by Bible truth?</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why you need to know the truth</span>. At John 17:3, it is said:"This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." This means getting to understand the connection between Jehovah and Jesus, their purpose, and adhering to God's commands will mean life for ever. </div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">When on earth, Jesus said to the Jews that had believed him: “If YOU remain in my word, YOU are really my disciples, and YOU will know the truth, and the truth will set YOU free."--John 8:32.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">It is therefore important to search for the truth and be set free from today's troubled wold and tomorrows </div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> great war of Armageddon. Then you must trust the Bible. Is the Bible trustworthy?</div></div>

The Bible and Your Life

The Bible, referred to as the DIVINE LIBRARY  is a written revelation from the Sovereign Lord Jehovah to all people on this earth. THE Holy Bible is a book that is accepted as the inspired guide for d…

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Are You Behaving As A Kingdom Citizen?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpDMytGZlwM_3aOmRzclSGEQreKLmBLhO_fO9xs_KgPCkXKLT9ei3RlG7zCYQZoPQk1n2MtcL_qkEGo9qai_uRmSalEWKgKo0SzSMIEaE_ZwaC0wmIPI-d-1p4s_a2Q8dpU3LWjSleKc/s1600/Preaching+the+Kingdom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="130" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpDMytGZlwM_3aOmRzclSGEQreKLmBLhO_fO9xs_KgPCkXKLT9ei3RlG7zCYQZoPQk1n2MtcL_qkEGo9qai_uRmSalEWKgKo0SzSMIEaE_ZwaC0wmIPI-d-1p4s_a2Q8dpU3LWjSleKc/s320/Preaching+the+Kingdom.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teaching others the Bible is one of the requirements-Mat 28:19</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif";"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Who are the Kingdom citizens?</span></strong></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif";"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">What is required of Kingdom?</span></strong></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif";"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Are you one of them?</span></strong></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">What country do you belong to? Have you realized the citizens are treated? True citizens of a state are special in the sight of the government or kingdom. Persons with full rights in a state, either by birth or by gaining such rights can be classified as citizens. Clearly, immigrants can become citizens. A citizen must conform to some specified rules or standards. </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In like manner, God's kingdom citizens are special to its King and must obey his commands. None of us is born as a Kingdom citizen but we can inherit. That is similar to other country's law or requirement to "naturalize."</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Requirement?</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">By inspiration, Paul wrote to the Philippians that: "Only behave in a manner worthy of the good news about the Christ…"-Philippians 1:27.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The principal idea is hear is not just being a citizen, but participating in the activities of a citizen.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Let's see what standards some countries use as a yardstick. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.       </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Some countries require that a person is able to speak the native language. What is the Kingdom language? The Bible book of Zephaniah explains that: "For then I shall give to the peoples the change to a pure language…"-Zeph. 3:9. e also learn that the "sayings of Jehovah are pure."-Psalms 12:6. This shows clearly that the pure language is the<i> truth.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Therefore Kingdom citizens are required to know the true Bible teaching, apply them and likewise bear witness to the truth by teaching others. (John 18:37). Knowing the truth means one should have deep knowledge and understand clearly who God is, His name, His qualities, which His son is and many more. (John 17:3).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.       </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The applicant must know the country's history -how it was formed. Similarly, knowledge of the Kingdom history is a necessity. We must understand how it came about and the reason why mankind need a heavenly Kingdom NOT man's rulership. Jeremiah, a prophet of God noticed that man alone cannot direct his steps. (Read Jeremiah 10:23). </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.       </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Human government wants people to know the law and apply. What about God's Kingdom? God's Kingdom citizens must be law abiding. Jesus set an example saying that God's people must obey the human authorities. (Compare Matthew 22:20-22). Jehovah expects his Kingdom citizens to make changes in life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.       </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Citizens must refrain from being friends to the countries enemies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Surely, God want His Kingdom members not to befriend the world-people who act against the will of the father in heaven. So He warns: "Adulteresses, do YOU not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world constitutes himself an enemy of God."-James 4:4.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.45pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">What then is your decision now? We must all work toward the goal of attaining everlasting life in the new Kingdom that will bring lasting peace to mankind. So, learn the Bible regularly, teach others what you learn, abide by laws provided in God's Word know the Kingdom truth and its origin and lastly refrain from the enemies of the Kingdom.</span></div></div>

Are You Behaving As A Kingdom Citizen?

Teaching others the Bible is one of the requirements-Mat 28:19Who are the Kingdom citizens?What is required of Kingdom?Are you one of them?What country do you belong to? Have you realized the citizens…

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God's Kingdom, What is it?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A kingdom is </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory, state, people, or community ruled or reigned over by a King or queen as defined by 'the free dictionary.' A Kingdom has: 1. a ruler 2. the people (citizens) and 3. rules to govern the subjects. God's kingdom can be compared with human government which has the three features mentioned above. What then is God's Kingdom?</span> </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God’s Kingdom is a government established by Jehovah God with a King chosen by God.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who then is the ruler of God's Kingdom?</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Who Rules?</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jehovah the almighty has appointed His only begotten son Jesus Christ as the ruler of the Kingdom. In the beginning, God created the heaven and earth-Gen.1:1. Before the beginning of the creation of these physical heaven and earth, God made a first creation-the spirit creatures. Among them is a special one-the first of all creation-Jesus Christ. The Bible explains that:"...h</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible...Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist."--Colossians 1:15-17.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another scripture describes him as the Amen and the beginning of the creation by God. (Revelation 3:14). Jesus' father loved him so much that “He raised him up from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above every government and authority and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">power and lordship and every name named, not only in this system of things, but also in that to come.” (Ephesians 1:20, 21). </span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clearly, though, God is the most powerful, the only one who was NOT created, but He has vested power to Jesus to rule in the Kingdom. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Is Jesus the Only One to Rule?</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No. Just like human government, God's Kingdom has a president and ministers or co-rulers. Through God's Holy Spirit, Jesus appointed co-rulers who are called the little flock. (Luke 12:32). These co-rulers number 144,000 people who have been washed clean through the blood sacrifice of the Christ and </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“they are to rule as kings over the earth” along with Christ</span>.—</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="javascript:showCitedScripture('re','5','10');"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Revelation 5:10</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">; </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="javascript:showCitedScripture('re','11','15');"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">11:15</span></span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">;</span> So Revelation 14:1-4 says: "</span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred <i>and</i> forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred <i>and</i> forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from <i>among</i> men, <i>being</i> firstfruits to God and to the Lamb." (The New King James Version).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So knowing what God's Kingdom is and its rulers, that bring to mind another question. Who are citizens?</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Who are the Kingdom Subordinates?</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every government must have subjects to rule over. God's Kingdom is </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">purposed to save two groups of people—a comparatively small group of rulers, 144,000 who will live in heaven and a large group of subjects living on earth. (<b>Read Matthew 5:3, 5</b>). Jesus along with his co-rulers will rule from heaven to bring everlasting benefits to untold millions of people, subjects of God’s government who will be living on earth. Therefore, Jesus taught his disciples to pray:</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as <i>in heaven,</i> also <i>upon earth.”</i>—</span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="javascript:showCitedScripture('mt','6','10');"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matthew 6:10</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is a time to come when war and crime, sickness, death, and all evil will be a thing of the past, a time you will “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be <i>any</i> death; there will no longer be <i>any</i> mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Says Revelation 21:3, 4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>(New American Standard Bible).</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That time, God's Kingdom only will reign with Jesus as King. He'll make the entire earth a paradise and Satan will be imprisoned for a thousand years. (Rev. 20:1-3).</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will you be there to witness the abundant peace flowing like river? God has made a provision for life free of charge. Jehovah's Witnesses invite you to taste the pure waters of truth. This invitation is expressed in the last book of the Bible: "Let anyone thirsting come; let anyone that wishes take life's water free." <a href="http://www.watchtower.org/e/bible/re/chapter_022.htm" target="_blank">Revelation 22:17.</a> </span></span></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWKz5rnXjm2ULPnGWkbqeOlK7b4Ac_-RPnY46xZXmOH6dpFMcQegSKpWz79cXhC8fisPj2lhlTrFrEhkP3TCMpU-Ll3rkE5c1tb9vsIEpbGmAz0wMpf7buOIqxFYjB_4kTjO7btdmTHs/s1600/A+Paradise+New+World.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWKz5rnXjm2ULPnGWkbqeOlK7b4Ac_-RPnY46xZXmOH6dpFMcQegSKpWz79cXhC8fisPj2lhlTrFrEhkP3TCMpU-Ll3rkE5c1tb9vsIEpbGmAz0wMpf7buOIqxFYjB_4kTjO7btdmTHs/s320/A+Paradise+New+World.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under God's Kindom rule, the entire earth will be a Paradise </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This brings to mind a very important questions: 1. Are you behaving as a Kingdom citizen? 2. Do you keep seeking the Kingdom first?</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's discuss these in another article. </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you'll bookmark this site to easily have access to newly published articles.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you behaving as a Kingdom citizen?</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Related Articles:     <a href="http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/article_15.htm" target="_blank">God's Kingdom and True Worship</a></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">                            <a href="http://www.watchtower.org/e/20060915/article_02.htm" target="_blank">The Kingdom is Near</a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">                            <a href="http://www.watchtower.org/e/t22/article_01.htm" target="_blank">The Ruler of the World</a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">                            <a href="http://www.watchtower.org/e/20011015/article_02.htm" target="_blank">The Kingdom Brings a New World</a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div></div>

God's Kingdom, What is it?

A kingdom is (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory, state, people, or community ruled or reigned over by a King or queen as defined by 'the free dictionary.' A Kingdom has: 1. a ruler 2. the …

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